Karnataka

Teen killed by mother, her paramour in Bengaluru

The Karnataka Police have arrested a woman and her lover, on charges of killing her 16-year-son in Bengaluru, police sources said on Wednesday.

Oct 6, 2021

Resisting rape, married woman burnt alive in Karnataka; Police launch hunt for accused

In a shocking incident, a married 23-year-old woman was burnt alive for resisting a rape attempt in Karnataka's Yadgir district and police have launched a hunt for the accused.

Oct 5, 2021

BJP finally picks Yediyurappa's son for team in-charge of bypoll in K'taka

Vijayendra will work along with ministers J.C. Madhuswamy, Murugesh Nirani, B.C. Patil, Shivaram Hebbar and Member of Parliament Shivakumar Udasi.

Oct 5, 2021

Frequent quakes,sound reported in Bijapur, K'taka; Govt asks expert panel to study

People reported loud sounds emanating from the earth and whenever they hear these, they run outside their houses.

Oct 4, 2021

Man stabs lover in moving bus for calling his wife to inform about the affair

The accused after coming to know that the victim is travelling in the bus, joined her in the journey and picked a fight

Oct 2, 2021

K'taka switches to 'electric mode', replaces scrapped buses with e-buses; To run 1,500 in 3 years

After travelling 120 kilometres, the buses must be recharged, which takes 45 minutes per vehicle.

Oct 1, 2021

No fee hike in Karnataka private engineering colleges this year, Kannada medium begins: Minister

Previously,' miscellaneous fees' ranged from Rs 10,000 to Rs 70,000 per college. Now it should be under Rs 20,000.

Sep 30, 2021

Suicide Aftermath: 2-yr-old girl lived with 5 dead bodies of her family for 5 days [Details]

Though it appears to be a case of suicide, it has to be confirmed after the post-mortem.

Sep 18, 2021

Karnataka on high alert; Terrorist activities suspected along coast

Police say calls were made from Karnataka to foreign locations.

Sep 16, 2021

K'taka sexual assault victim lodges complaint one year after, says she was gangraped

The victim of sexual assault in Yadgir district of Karnataka on Monday came forward to lodge a complaint with the police. In her complaint, she has said that she was kidnapped in a car by the accused while she waited for the bus.

Sep 14, 2021

Shocker: K'taka woman stripped, sexually abused in viral video; 4 men arrested

Four men have been arrested after a shocking video of a woman being stripped off, and then sexually abused and assaulted by a group of five in Karnataka's Yadgir district went viral, police said on Monday.

Sep 13, 2021

7 die, 5 injured in Karnataka road accident

At least seven people were killed and five others seriously injured as an overloaded jeep collided head-on with a truck in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur district on Sunday, police said.

Sep 13, 2021

K'taka ends weekend curfew in border districts as Covid positivity rate declines to 0.73%

K'taka ends weekend curfew in border districts where the positivity rate declined from more than 2 per cent to 0.73 per cent now.

Sep 10, 2021

Mysuru Dasara 2021 will be simple this year too; Jambu Savari to he held: CM

A high-level committee meeting, chaired by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, on Friday decided to conduct a simple and traditional Mysuru Dasara festival this year.

Sep 4, 2021

Bidar school play sedition case: Probe begins against police officers

The Karnataka High Court has been informed that the police department is initiating disciplinary actions through departmental inquiry against policemen who questioned students in Bidar district for staging a play against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Sep 4, 2021

K'taka RTC ordered to pay compensation for not halting at stop but 400 metres away

The Consumer court has ordered the state owned transport service, Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to pay a compensation of Rs 8,010 for stopping the bus 400 meters away from the halting place.

Sep 3, 2021

Mysuru gang rape case: K'taka Police to conduct lie detector test on accused as victim remains silent

The Karnataka Police are planning to conduct a polygraph test (lie detector) on the accused in the sensational Mysuru gang rape case. The police are also considering using brain-mapping technology, layered voice analysis, according to police sources.

Sep 1, 2021

Mysuru gang rape: K'taka police nab another accused in Tamil Nadu

The special teams looking into the case of sensational Mysuru gang rape have arrested another accused in this connection, said police sources on Tuesday.

Aug 31, 2021

Breakthrough in Mysuru gang-rape case: Four engineering students suspected [details]

In a major breakthrough in the Mysuru gang rape case, the special team investigating the crime has managed to obtain vital clues on the gruesome incident.

Aug 27, 2021

Karnataka to hold supplementary SSLC exam in September [Full Schedule]

Students who could not pass one or two subjects in the Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC or Class 10) examinations will be able to appear in supplementary examinations on September 27 to 29, officials said on Tuesday.

Aug 25, 2021